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A11588	A briefe exposition vvith notes, vpon the second epistle to the Thessalonians. By VVilliam Sclater Doctor of Diuinitie, and minister of Pitmister in Summerset.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.	1627 (1627)	STC 21830; ESTC S116803	223,255	316

proportion semblable you shall finde the Popes aduancement to the course of Satan by 1 Ignorance the Prince of Darknesse see also 2 Cor. 4. Num sic Christus 2 Pompa saeculi Apoc. 13.4.16 Non sic Christus 1 Cor. 1.26 27. 3 Bloudie c●ueltie Apoc. 13.15 17.6 So not c Phil. 1 13 14. Tertul. in Apol. Christ Semen est sanguis Christianorum 4 Humoring voluptuousnesse of sensuall nature 2 Pet. 2.18 19. Christ not so But by the holy conuersation of his children prepares aliens to conuersion 1 Pet. 2.12 3.1 Vse 1 How earnest and faine is the Lord to worke and encrease in vs detestation of Poperie Apoc. 17. before he hath described the Sternsman a man of sinne a childe of perdition his faith and Religion a mysterie of Iniquitie if this be too little he here mindes vs of the first founder and maine supporter of that state the diuell and Satanas its good which the diuell hates euill that he fauours Extremely Hellishly euill which he so much fauours as with all his might and maine to aduance and support The good Lord giue you eyes to see hearts to consider that if any of you be entangled in the least fauourable inclination to Poperie yee may be rescued out of the snare of the Diuell if any yet not snared hee may bee watchfull against the entanglement c Eph. 6.11 12. Put vpon you the whole Armour of God for in wrastling with Poperie you wrastle not with flesh and bloud but with principalities and powers c. With all power and signes and lying wonders The meanes of his aduancement 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caiatane expounds secular pompe All power that is power of all sorts riches honour dominion c. that herein he may appeare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an opposite to Christ of whom the Prophet Behold thy King commeth meekely sitting on an Asse c. And such the pompe of Poperie Read Bernard ad Eugenium But were it not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 singular why might wee not suppose it to signifie the same thing with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 places of Scripture are many see Heb. 2.4 2 Cor. 12.12 alibi And yet that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 me thinkes is equiuolent and compare Rom. 15.19 you may imagine here 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thus ye tead there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the power signes and wonders Conceiue not as idle Schoolemen and postillers reall difference betwixt them such as to diuersifie them into seuerall species the thing is the same the names onely seuerall powers they are called by Metonymie of the efficient because they issue from power extraordinarie Signes for their vse because they serued to signifie and seale vp the truth of doctrine to which they were applied wonders for their effect because they bred in the beholders maruell sometimes no lesse then astonishing 1. What is a miracle 2. Can Antichrist can Satan worke it Resp The name is sometimes vsed largely sometimes stricktly largely taken it sounds to f Augusl de vtilitat Cred. ad Hanoratum c. 16 Austin any worke whatsoeuer hard and vnufuall exceeding the expectation or ability of the beholder and breeding him wonder The Latine name extends it selfe to all such vnusuall accidents or acts miraculum a mirando because thorough ignorance of causes beholders wonder So to the simple Eclipse of the Sunne seemes an halfe miracle such wonder it breedes in him which the Astronomer beholds and foretells without wonder Stricktly they denote workes extraordinary running into the sense exceeding the ability of all second causes of these Thomas obserues three kindes or degrees rather 1. Some such as by created virtue such as hee signifies vnder the name of nature can neuer be produced as to stop the Sunne in his course and g Iosh 10.12 13. make him stand still as vnder Ioshuah or to h Isai 38.8 make him goe backe the signe to Hezekiah 2. Others which nature can worke but not in that order that they are wrought as that man or other Animals should liue see heare walke as a worke of nature but to liue after death to see after i Iohn 9. blindnesse c. this is a worke no lesse then miraculous 3. A third sort when what are vsuall workes of Nature are produced without the principles and helpes of Nature suppose when a feuer curable by Nature is cured with the word or touch of our Sauiour without any helpe of medicine See Thom. Cont. Gent. lib. 3. cap. 101.102 c. 2. Can Antichrist Satan any creature worke a miracle Resp Mira they may miracula they cannot if yee take them in strickt sense 1. It s Gods k Psal 86. 135 prerogatiue royall Ps 72.18 2. They are diuine Testimonies Heb. 2.4.3 Signes of Apostles 2 Cor. 12.12.4 Beleeue mee for the workes sake Ioh. 10.38 Reasons Philosophically Theologicall See in Thomas quâ supra 3. What is then to be thought of these signes and wonders which Antichrist workes by helpe of Satan Resp What But as Paul stiles them that they are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wonders of falshood not onely in respect of their end because they tend to confirme errour but in respect of their forme wanting what should constitute them in the essence and nature of miracles properly so called Sometimes the 1. Sense is deceiued as in those wrought by Pharao his Magitians 2. Sometimes the phantasie deluded 3. Sometimes Augustin de Ciuitat Dei secret workes of nature offered to sense of ignorant beholders the Lampe in Venus Temple burning so many yeeres to Plinie was no other but the stone Asphestus set on fire 4. Sometimes things actiue applyed to passiue and so effects wonderfull produced Philosopher is none amongst men so exact as the diuell What through the acuity of vnderstanding Naturall and notices of nature receiued in Creation reserued since his fall and what thorow obseruation and experience of so many hundreds some thousands of yeeres since his first being he is to our wonder skilfull in the whole course of nature And by that skill produceth strange and extraordinary effects Not all prestigious and illusorie but true in genere Rerum things being such as they are seene yet false all genere miraculorū properly so called for such are works exceeding the order of whole Nature or of Nature vniuersally taken beyond whose ability diuels yea good Angels ascend not 4 Had Romanists any aduancement into the Throne by this meanes Resp Such and so great that by Bellarmine and others its made note of the Church Read him also in the question of Antichrist what pretty tales he tells of Syluesters Miracles curing Constantine of his Leprosie Stories or Legends rather are full of lying both wonders and reports of wonders to confirme their worship of Reliques prayer for the dead Inuocation of Saints Purgatorie c. Greatest Controuersists when Scriptures Fathers Traditions faile fly to miracles for confirmation

Patience is the contented endurance of penall or painefull euils 1 The generall is tolerance or endurance the vertue being a branch of fortitude 2 The obiect rather painefull Hierome then sinfull euils Neminem volo patiemem esse in causa laesae fidei Moses the d Num. 12.3 mirrour of meekenesse knowes e Exod. 32.19 26 27. no patience in Israels idolatrie 3 Contentednesse makes vp to the full the difference specificall See Mic. 7.9 Degrees of Christian patience you may thus number 1. It s something when the heart is silent not suffering thoughts of murmuring or repining at Gods hand to arise or harbour there Psal 39.2 Iob 1. 2 More to discerne and acknowledge a goodnesse in our afflictions Psalme 119.71 3 Yet more willingly to beare the punishment of our sinne or tryall of our grace Mic. 7.9 4 The highest degree which Saint Iames seemes to call the perfect worke of patience is to reioyce in tribulation See Iam. 1.2 4. Act. 5.41 The vaile it hath to perseuerance in goodnesse Paul and our Sauiour points vs vnto Hebr. 10.36 12.1 Luke 8.15 21.19 And in all experience it hath beene found true most haue stumbled at the crosse thorough defect of this branch of fortitude 1 What thorough loue of ease mostly we are of Issachars tribe 2 What thorough giuing raines to fleshly reason to prescribe vnto prouidence courses of equitie Mal. 3.16 Psal 73.3 To which may be added that wee vsually measure goodnesse by sense know no good but what is good to nature Psal 4.6 4 And that in afflictions wee transcend not state of this life nor haue wisedome to consider the goodnesse laid vp in store for vs against the world to come Psal 31.19 2 Cor. 4.18 That not without cause Paul prayes encrease of patience as necessarie to establishment Meanes to worke and encrease it 1 What euer our crosses are or may bee Iustly wee are in them how followes not the resolution Willingly to beare Gods chastisement sith we haue so sinned against him Mic. 7.9 2 Comparison to this end is maruellous auaileable 1 Of our sufferings for Christ with f Heb. 12.2 his suffering for vs. 2 Of our momentany afflictions in this life with the endlesse torments of Hell deserued by our sinnes from which by g 1 Cor. 11.32 these as meanes we are freed 3 Of our suffering with our h Rom. 8.18 glory that shall bee reuealed 4 Of our selues vnder the Croffe with men left to perish in their sinnes thorough lacke of afflictions See 2 Tim. 3.13 Hos 4.14 Pro. 1.32 5 Of our selues with our selues our selues afflicted with our selues at ease how languishing in deuotion How ventrously exorbitant How secure and forgetfull of our God doeth prosperitie make vs See Psame 30.6 and 119.67 2 Samuel 11.2 3 c. 3 Consideration of what they euidence patiently borne 1 Gods i Heb. 12.6.7 fatherly loue and care of vs. 2 His glorious k 1 Pet 4.14 spirits resting vpon vs. 3 Our l Iohn 15.19 taking out of the world 4 Meditation of their singular effects 1 m 2 Cor 12.7 Peruerting sinnes 2 Reducing from sinne 3 n Psal 119 67. Mortifying it in our members 4 Making knowne grace secret 5 o Hos 5 15. Quickning grace languishing 6 p Iob 1. tot Iustifying our sinceritie 7 q 2 Cor. 4.17 Working our glory If that other rendring better please the patient waiting for Christ with whose comming is coniunct the recompense of our labours it also hath its auaile to our establishment See Iam. 5.7 8. Hebr. 10 36 37. Meanes to further it meditate 1 the reward is gratuitous r Rom. 11 35. who hath giuen him first 2 Great and glorious farre aboue the ſ Rom. 8.18 proportion of all our seruice or sufferings 3 In measure 1 Cor. 4. such as may t Rom. 8.23 2 Cor. 1.22 Rom 14.17 support and solace vs in our bitterest passions in this life vouchsafed in our sanctification peace of conscience and ioy of the holy Ghost 4 And the u Iam. 5.7 Lord is at hand * Apoc. 22.12 behold hee comes quickely and his reward is with him The fulnesse indeed is referued till the finall consummation howbeit the soule of euery Saint this short life ended enters into the ioy of their Master Apoc. 14.13 5 Ends also of differring would be weighed whereof see Heb. 11. vlt Apoc. 6.11 2 Pet. 3.9 And of Pauls preface to his tart and peremptōrie proceeding thus farre Like holy Oratorie I would faine commend to my brethren of the Ministery prudently to insinuate and winde themselues into the good opinion of the people howsoeuer extrauagant that where the x 1 Cor. 4.21 rod must be vsed rather then the spirit of meekenesse yet they may perceiue our louing affection Better to the very rellish of prudent delinquents are the y Pro. 27.6 stripes of a friend then the kisses of an enemie Dauid prayes for reproofe yet would haue it z Psal 141.5 friendly then it s pretious oyle soueraigne balsome in the fruit and in his wise esteeme Vse What wise man approues the temper of Esau his body in a Ministers minde All rough riged especially to brethren It s said indeed a Leuit. 19.17 plaine and open rebuke is an office of loue Yet wise men know actes of loue may be so carried as to become actes of hatred and extreamest despight as in b 2 Sam. 16.7 8. Shimei to Dauid 1 There is a modus as well as a matter and that principally formes the action 2 Nor sufficeth it to pretend or to exercise workes of loue except there bee expressions of kinde affection in the manner of carriage Thus hath beene Pauls preface VERS 6. Now we command you brethren in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ that ye which draw your selues from euery brother that walketh disorderly and not after the tradition which he receiued of vs. THe maine materiall of the chapter followes Spent it is in an implicite reproofe of errour in manners direct prescript of reformation The faults to bee reformed are first the sleeping of Church discipline towards the inordinate ad verse 11. Secondly inordinate walking in neglect of manuell labour notwithstanding the canon stablished amongst them ad verse 16. De primo For what concernes the Churches carriage towards the disorderly particulars obseruable in the prescript Are 1 the matter or the office duty withdrawing or separation 2 The forme or maner of prescribing with peremptorie command and greatest grauitie We command in the Name c. 3 The enforcement v. 7. sequentibus Modus 1 Now wee command you brethren in the Name of the Lord Iesus Christ Reflect if you please vpon 1 Thes 5.14 Ye shall obserue the Apostles cooler carriage towards the delinquents we exhort or beseech you to admonish Here peremptorily we command to withdraw Reasons of difference probable conceiue these 1 To a